In celebration of Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, the CMA welcomes Dr. Todd Shaw for a virtual lecture. As an associate professor of political science and associate director of African American studies at the University of South Carolina, Shaw researches and teaches broadly in the areas of African American politics, urban politics, and public policy as well as citizen activism and social movements. Shaw discusses contemporary Black activism and the legacy of the Black Power movement while drawing connections to the work of Kwame Brathwaite and pieces in the CMA collection.

Live from the exhibition galleries, Izms of Art brings you “Retrospective of Black Is Beautiful,” a concert celebrating the themes in Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite.

For this Virtual Family Fun Night, Columbia’s own Puppet Time Machine Theatre presents It’s About Time! Tune in to Facebook at 6:00 to celebrate the exhibition Design by Time with songs and laughs that explore the concept of time.